Abstract:This study was conducted to explain various socioeconomic background factors, specifically parental education level, parent's income, parental employment status, and family size that influence parental expectations on children's education. Data comes from IFLS-5. Parents' academic expectations are measured by the highest level of education a child will achieve. OLS correlation analysis and regression were applied to examine the effect of various factors on parental academic expectations. The results revealed t… Show more
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